A rather peculiar poisoning
A clever and atmospheric debut set at a turn-of-the-century manor where a week-long engagement celebration takes a deadly twist.
Available September 2nd, 2025
Park Row Books/Harper Collins
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An engagement celebration at a turn-of-the-century manor takes a deadly turn, and everyone becomes a suspect.
Twin brothers Easton and Weston are both in love with their childhood best friend Eloise. But headstrong Eloise prefers the younger brother, Wes, which is why she is heartbroken when, quite unexpectedly, Wes proposes to an heiress, and Eloise finds herself engaged to Easton—the twin she cannot stand.
Then, during a week of feasting and hunting to celebrate the engagements, Wes is poisoned. Murmurs of nightshade slip through the manor, and everyone seems to have a motive.
Was it Della Drewitt—the heiress reluctant to marry Wes? Or did Easton decide killing his brother was the only way to secure Eloise’s affections? Or was it the housemaid Violet, Wes’ previous lover?
As guests turn into suspects, attempts to kill Wes become more relentless than the storms churning the estate—who wants him dead, and why?
Praise for A Rather Peculiar Poisoning:
“A Rather Peculiar Poisoning is a masterpiece of expertly woven moving parts, gorgeous prose, and deliciously complex characters. It’s a mystery that will haunt your thoughts long after you close the book.”
— Ande Pliego, author of You Are Fatally Invited
About Chrystal
Chrystal Schleyer lives in South Carolina with her husband and children. Tucked away in a little black house on an old hay field, she happily lives in the middle of nowhere.
When not writing or reading, she can be found outside with her ever growing number of animals or scouring the shelves of the nearest thrift store.
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Sophie Cudd
The Book Group
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